Weather Records on 25 May 1999

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1999. Highest significance: Uraidla, AU.

Key Facts for 25 May 1999

On 25 May 1999, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 683 daily.
Uraidla set an all-time record daily precipitation of 98.4 mm (3.9 in) on 25 May 1999.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 25 May 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lofty (Cleland Conservat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk (Carisbrooke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haukedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herman	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skei I Jolster	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gullbra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sinclairville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Severo-Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 25 May 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 25 May 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1999

Top 20 records on 25 May 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1999	Uraidla, AU	all-time rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	101 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1999	Gulkana AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Boobyalla, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Bailey, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Mount Lofty (Cleland Conservat, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Tomahawk (Carisbrooke), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Haukedal, NO	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Ormley, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Maitland, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Herman, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Huetamo, MX	daily low max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Madison, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1999	Tonala (Dge), MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1999. 1999 had 708 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1797	1
1824	1
1830	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	2
1847	3
1848	1
1852	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	12
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	5
1901	10
1902	2
1903	7
1904	14
1905	9
1906	41
1907	18
1908	25
1909	20
1910	35
1911	15
1912	21
1913	46
1914	33
1915	20
1916	33
1917	53
1918	22
1919	36
1920	59
1921	208
1922	118
1923	113
1924	277
1925	675
1926	221
1927	240
1928	301
1929	122
1930	156
1931	262
1932	358
1933	400
1934	219
1935	301
1936	407
1937	176
1938	456
1939	322
1940	259
1941	297
1942	534
1943	567
1944	392
1945	225
1946	371
1947	588
1948	317
1949	371
1950	644
1951	542
1952	436
1953	1,024
1954	284
1955	1,068
1956	940
1957	463
1958	439
1959	316
1960	493
1961	254
1962	567
1963	352
1964	716
1965	662
1966	295
1967	946
1968	394
1969	367
1970	385
1971	700
1972	477
1973	595
1974	820
1975	922
1976	412
1977	946
1978	581
1979	1,432
1980	1,160
1981	1,072
1982	714
1983	1,147
1984	677
1985	519
1986	500
1987	703
1988	635
1989	1,190
1990	656
1991	1,768
1992	1,682
1993	824
1994	773
1995	1,546
1996	1,304
1997	1,513
1998	882
1999	708
2000	1,417
2001	1,201
2002	1,001
2003	918
2004	903
2005	909
2006	801
2007	1,420
2008	840
2009	1,088
2010	1,512
2011	1,180
2012	1,616
2013	912
2014	761
2015	407
2016	429
2017	829
2018	800
2019	641
2020	564
2021	505
2022	752
2023	305
2024	688
2025	527
2026	913

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	541
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1